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“You dare challenge me mortal!” Jay yelled, climbing up on his desk and pointing at the teacher, Mr. Park (his older brother Chanyeol).
Chanyeol tiredly rubbed a hand over his face. “Jay, sit down or I’m sending you to Kyungsoo after school”
“Wait, no, I’m sorry. I’ll sit.” Taehyun cackled at his friend’s fear. Jay glared at him. “Fuck you. Go suck face with Beomgyu like always.”
“Jokes on you bitch, he didn’t come to school today.” Taehyun responded smugly. “You’re just mad that you can’t do it with Lee Hee-”
“Don’t you dare finish that sentence, Kang.”
“What are you gonna do about it, Park?”
“Would you two shut up and let me teach? I’ll kick both of you out.”
“Sure Jan”
…
Sunghoon banged his head on the lunch table (harder than necessary) as he sat down. No one batted an eye. “Isn’t anyone going to ask what happened?” He muttered.
“Nope.” NingNing replied cheerfully. “Kai brought his lizard to school today and it got loose so he has to find it, and the tarantula he lost last month is still here. So if your thing isn't as funny as that we don’t care.”
“First off, ouch. Second, how does he lose a whole iguana?”
“I have no idea.” Jinsung replied through a mouthful of food, “But Hyeongjun, being the angel that he is, is helping Kai look for it.”
Monday jumped in, “And now Minhee is sulking because he misses his boyfriend.” The table all turned their heads towards the tall blonde, who was pouting looking at a picture of Hyeongjun on his phone. Sunghoon was about to make a comment about Minhee’s dramatic ass, but he was interrupted by an ear-piercing scream they all immediately recognized.
Kai came running over. “Guys, guys, guys! Guess what? I found Giovanni!” He exclaimed, holding up a tarantula. The table gave a short round of applause. Conversation continued at the table by the time Jay walked up.
“Hey guys, what did I mi- Holy fuck! Is that a tarantula?! Kai, put that thing away!” Jay screamed.
“Oh.” Kai replied, smirking,”What, you don't like Giovanni? But he loves you. Here, come give him a kiss.” He picked up the spider and shoved it in Jay’s face. Jay screeched and sprinted away. Kai was hot on his heels.
Monday sighed. “I don’t know why I’m friends with those two, or any of you for that matter. I only like Taehyun and Heongjun. The rest of you suck.”
“Well, tough buns sweetheart. You're already on the Christmas card.” Sunghoon sassed back. “Wonhyuk, get that pretzel out of your nose.” Wonhyuk stuck his tongue out at the dark haired male.
Jinsung piped up, “If you hate us so much why don’t you sit by your girlfriend?”
Monday blushed, “Soeun isn't my girlfriend. We’re just friends.” She spluttered. “Shut up.”
The table laughed.
…
“Jung Jinsung! Put that acid down!” Screamed the sophomore chemistry teacher, Park Jihyo.
“Sorry, teach.” Jinsung called. He set the beaker down and picked the correct one up to pour into the mixture. “Hey Hoon.” He called, “What were you banging your head on the table about?”
Sunghoon shrugged. “Eh, it was nothing. Kai and Jay were more entertaining.”
“It’s about Park Jisung, isn’t it?” Jake said from the other side of the lab table. Sunghoon nodded. “What happened buddy?”
I saw him talking to Yeojin this morning.”
“Jinsung rolled his eyes. “They’re in the dance club together, man. Them having a conversation doesn’t mean shit.”
“Jinnie is right Hoon. I say shoot your shot and if he rejects you we’ll go out for barbecue.”
“I guess you guys are right. I’ll do it on Friday. But I’m holding you accountable for that barbecue offer.” Sunghoon stuck out his hand and Jake took it and the two shook hands with Jinsung as a witness.
“Oh yeah.” Sunghoon turned to Jinsung. “Doyum was wondering if you wanted to study in his older brother’s room after school.”
Jinsung stilled, “Doyum, as in Jeon Doyum?” After receiving affirmation from the other, Jinsung dropped the flask he was holding out of surprise.
“Jinsuuunnng!” Jihyo howled.
“Uh… I gotta go.” A very scared Jinsung bolted out of the room with a very pissed Jihyo chasing him.
…
Meanwhile…Minhee was still sitting at his table spot from lunch. He decided to stay there and pout for his boyfriend, rather than go to his afternoon classes. After being informed by Minhee’s twin where he was, Hyeongjun went to go get him (It was Chanyeol’s class, he’s too tired to care). As he approached the table, Minhee wouldn’t look at him.
“Minnie? Baby, come on.” Minhee turned his head away. Hyeongjun sighed. “Kai needed help, he lost Leonard.”
“Did you find him?” Minhee asked, still not facing his boyfriend.
“Well no, but we found Giovanni.”
Minhee considered this, “I do appreciate that. He used the spider to terrorize Jay.”
“Yeah… I’ll get you boba after school if you forgive me.”
“Throw in a cupcake and you’ve got yourself a deal, little man.”
“Fine. Now come on, you big six-foot-one baby.” Hyeongjun lugged Minhee up from his chair and pulled the taller into a hug. “If you call me that ever again I’m leaving you for Dongpyo.”
“I know.” Minhee said, setting his chin on Hyeongjun’s head.
…
“I hate being surrounded by couples”
“We hate you too.” Sunoo said from his perch on Riki’s lap.
“My entire group didn’t need to get fucking hitched in a span of six months.” Sunghoon whined. “And I’m blaming it on Jay because this wouldn’t have happened if he didn’t slip and accidentally kiss Heeseung then confess while drunk off his ass.”
“Hey!” Jay protested.
“Sorry babe, you don’t really have an excuse for that.”
“I know, but at least blame Taehyun because he’s the one that pushed me and got me drunk.”
“I’m not blaming him. He has too much blackmail on me, so you’re the next best blame person.” Sunghoon said.
“Jinsung and Kai are still single, Hoon.” Jungwon commented.
“With how he reacted when I told him Doyum wanted to see him, Jinsung isn't gonna be single for long. Also, Kai’s basically taken, by two people! He’s been stringing that senior Choi Soobin and his boyfriend along for months.”
“That’s fair. You tried, love.” Jake said to Jungwon.
“Well, if you asked Jisung out, the problem would be fixed.” Jungwon said.
“Absolutely not. He has to ask me out. Park Sunghoon will never approach another soul first. I am too pretty for that.”
"Why do you have to be difficult?" Jay asked. Sunghoon stuck his tongue out at his friend.
“I have a theory.”
“Holy shit!” Jake screamed as he fell off his chair at the new voice. “How did you get in here Junhyuk?”
“The back door, but that’s not important. What’s important is my theory about Sunghoon and Jisung.” Suddenly, Junhyuk had the whole group’s attention. “Well, there’s two. First, they could be dating in secret and the distance is all an act. Second, Jisung is scared of Sunghoon.”
“The first one sounds fake. Sunghoon can’t lie for shit and Chenle is too intuitive for Jisung to hide anything from him.” Sunoo correctly comments. Agreements were heard from the rest of the group.
“So we’re not gonna talk about how Junhyuk got into my house?”
“Shut up Jake. Let the boy speak. He’s a genius.”
“What the fuck, babe.”
“Both of you shut up!” Sunghoon scolded the bickering couple. “I want Junhyuk to explain what he means by the second one.”
“So, what I mean by the second one is that you can sometimes be scary and mean.” Sunghoon looked confused. Junhyuk continued, “Like when people you don’t really know approach you.”
“Oh yeah. He’s right, Hoon.” Heeseung said after considering the freshman’s words.
“No!” Sunghoon looked offended. “I’m not that scary and I’m not mean.”
“Nah dude, you’re fucking brutal sometimes. Like when you made that one senior cry our freshmen year.” Jay said to his friend.
“Okay but he deserved it. He was a creep, going for a fifteen year old when he was eighteen.”
“That’s true, however, you can be really cold when rejecting confessions.” Sunoo told his favorite sophomore friend.
“I’m just shy and still don’t know how to reject people no matter how many confessions I get.”
“Oh, I get it.” The youngest finally spoke up. “Jisung is scared that Sunghoon will coldly reject him and that would crush him.”
“Exactly, Riki. Thank you for using your brain.”
“But I won’t reject him. I actually like him.”
“He doesn’t know that.”
Jay smirked, “Looks like you might have to suck it up and ask him out.”
“I would rather die.”
“Then perish.” Jay deadpanned.
“Is no one really gonna comment on how Junhyuk got in here.”
“SHUT. UP. JAKE!”
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